Defense
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The authors emphasized the challenges in assessing whether an AI-enabled system will work as it’s intended are not unique to the Air Force, and are common across federal agencies.
September 11, 2023 -
Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, DISA’s director and commander of the Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network (JTF-DoDIN), said the agency is undertaking three separate tests of tools to better protect internet boundaries.
September 08, 2023 -
The Pentagon’s deputy undersecretary for acquisition said that when used properly, the adaptive acquisition framework will speed up and improve the acquisition process.
September 07, 2023 -
The detailed work in Congress is done not by members, but rather by the 30,000-odd staff members. Right now, a group of overworked, and probably underpaid, minions are what they call "conferencing" over one of the most important yearly laws: the National Defense Authorization Act.
September 06, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Federal job seekers with a criminal past get a little help from OPM. An IRS watchdog said the agency needs to handle the tax returns of rich people a little better. And the U.S. Army switches vendors to run its multibillion-dollar hardware contract vehicle.
September 06, 2023 -
Few people know the innards of Defense department finance, as well as Bob Hale. He was comptroller and chief financial officer. He was an assistant Air Force secretary for financial management.
September 05, 2023 -
Alan Thompson, the CIO, and Justin Black, the CTO, of the House of Representatives were among the federal IT executives leaving their positions over the summer.
September 05, 2023 -
The Army’s smaller, lighter body armor helps women and smaller male soldiers achieve greater mobility and easier use of weapons.
September 01, 2023 -
If the COVID virus showed anything, it's the potency of the biology threats. The Defense Department recently completed its 2023 biodefense posture review.
September 01, 2023 -
“Only 3% of all CPAs are in the socioeconomic classification of Black. When you’re looking at the space, there’s an opportunity,” points out Salome Tinker, a partner in the financial consultancy TSC Enterprise. She’s on a mission to improve that statistic.
September 01, 2023 -
U.S. Pacific Command’s new directorate will team up with DIU to advance some of its vital technology-driven initiatives.
September 01, 2023 -
A DoD project to develop new technology for the combatant commands will prioritize the Indo-Pacific Command.
August 30, 2023 -
Col. Michael Smith, the director of the Army’s functional management office for zero trust and director of the unified network task force, said an ongoing gap analysis will look at weapons systems and control systems to see where zero trust capabilities can fit in.
August 29, 2023 -
Should the United States need to project kinetic power far away, the decisive factor would be logistics. Yet, according to a detailed study by Brookings, the military has neglected logistics in recent years.
August 29, 2023 -
Agencies are taking some steps to make the vetting process easier, but RAND finds there isn't a cross-government approach to improving the "candidate experience."
August 29, 2023
